75 word story

Answers Listed On An Incident Report Form
(or 'The Self-realising Nightmare of Senator John J.Tribbing)


1-John Tribbing

2-Senator. Billionaire. Evangelical Christian.

3-All of Bible, without exception. Experienced crisis with--

4-'The voice of the turtle is heard in our land' (Solomon 2:12, KJV)

5-Refused mistranslation explanation.

6-Quote: 'Challenge from God'.

7-Genetic engineering. Reptile brain-enhancement. Larynx development.

8-$860 million+

9-Five generations of turtle until final result.

10-Tribbing. Friends. Media.

11-Laboratory.

12-Awaited turtle's first vocalisation.

13-Quote: 'God is an outmoded hypothesis for our universe, given that--' (etc).

14-Astonishment (General). Outrage (Tribbing).

15-Collapse.

16-Coronary.

17-No.